England were level pegging with New Zealand until the start of the last quarter which is more a comment on the All Blacks' failings than England's deeds according to Peter Bills in the New Zealand Herald.
"Only when the forwards at last hammered England into submission with a series of power surges into the home team's 22, and the ball was then moved down the blindside for Jimmy Cowan's try, could New Zealand finally break a resolute, but hardly sophisticated England defence.
"The trouble was, for too long New Zealand let themselves be dragged down closer to England's moderate level than rising above the mediocrity through their own supremacy. Too many players made far too many uncharacteristic mistakes."
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